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News Coverage
prepared for: The European Union delegation
to Egypt
Disclaimer:
“This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The
contents of this document are the sole responsibility of authors of articles and under no
circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of IPSOS or the European Union.”
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Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene
The Presidential Race
Ganzouri’s Government Will Resign after the Presidential Oath
Tatntawi Forms the National Council of Defense
Morsi: I Am a Servant to All Egyptians
SCAF Imposes New Challenges
SCAF Generals: President Will Have Full Powers
Bagato: Indicators of Results Are Not Yet Final
FJP Begins Deliberations to Form Coalition Government
Constituent Assembly Convenes in the Shoura Council
Eve of Vote Count in Presidential Candidates Campaigns
HPEC Asks Candidates to Wait for Official Results
Morsi Announces Victory at Dawn
Shafiq Campaign Announces Him Victorious
MB to Partake in Today’s Protests
Morsi Leads Presidential Vote
Tahrir Celebrate Morsi’s Victory
Complaints against Morsi for Announcing his Victory before Final Results
HPEC Secretary General Holds Conference
Morsi Campaign Results Are Not Verified
Public Prosecution Interrogates Morsi Supporters
Politicians Criticize US Statements
MB Adopts Zionist Methods
Regional Development
Israeli Tanks Violate “Forbidden” Zone on Egypt Borders
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Newspapers (19/06/2012)
Pages: 1 Author: Amani Majid and others
The Presidential Race
The official final results of the run-offs round of the presidential elections wills are to be
declared on Thursday. Meanwhile, the presidential campaigns of each of the two candidates declare the victory
of its candidate. Head of the High Presidential Elections Commission Farouk Sultan declared that the
data announced by each of the two campaigns did not represent the reality.
The High Presidential Commission has received the results of counts in 16 governorates. It declared that no announcements would be made until all results are finalized and all contestations considered.
A lawyer filed a claim at the State Council calling for suspending the declaration of the presidential because they were allegedly annulled after the dissolve of the People’s Assembly who gave a number of candidates the legitimacy of candidacy.
Mursi declared that he would collaborate with everybody as a president and that he would resign from the Freedom and Justice Party.
Spokesman of Mursi’s campaign stated that talks were continuing to choose vice presidents who represent the Egyptian “spectrum;” women, Copts, salafist, a revolution activist and consultants of all specialties.
Meanwhile, Shafiq’s campaign announced Shafiq’s lead with 51.5 to 52 % of votes. The campaign will also file contestations against serious transgressions.
Details were also mentioned on pp. 3 -7, 13, 15, 19; Similar news was also reported in al-Shurouk, pp. 1, 8, 9
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Page: 3
Author: Mohamed el-Beheiri and Ahmed Abu-Deraa
Israeli Tanks Violate “Forbidden” Zone on Egypt Borders
The Israeli army deployed its tanks on the borders with Egypt in response to an attack that took place Monday morning, leaving one Israeli killed.
According to Tel Aviv, the attack was carried out by unidentified persons who sneaked through Sinai.
Armored forces entered into the incident area located near the security fence on the borders with Egypt although the peace agreement signed between the two countries bans the entry of tanks in this area, Israeli newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth” reported.
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Page: 3
Author: Mahmoud Ramzi and Ghada Mohamed el-Sherif
Eve of Vote Count in Presidential Candidates Campaigns
Amid feelings of joy and stress, the campaigns of presidential candidates Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq spent a sleepless night with the vote count under way.
While Shafiq’s campaigners were nervous and frustrated by the initial results of the count, Morsi’s supporters were celebrating.
Shafiq’s campaign coordinator Yasser Abul-Makaram accused the Muslim Brotherhood of trading the People’s Assembly, which has been dissolved by a court ruling, and the presidency.
He was angered by Morsi’s campaign announcement of the results before the High Presidential Elections declares them.
Meanwhile, at the premises of Morsi’s campaign, his supporters held several conferences to announce his winning of 52% of the vote.
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Page: 4
Author: Mahmoud Ramzi
Shafiq Campaign Announces Him Victorious
Dozens of supporters of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq flocked to his campaign premises to celebrate his alleged victory in the presidential race after his campaign announced him leading his contender, Mohamed Morsi, with 260,000 votes.
Shafiq’s supporters played folkloric songs to celebrate the news.
According to a source, who visited Shafiq at his house, Shafiq was pretty upset by the Muslim Brotherhood announcement of Morsi being the winner before the final results were out.
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Page: 4
Author: Ghada Mohamed el-Sherif
Morsi Announces Victory at Dawn
The electoral campaign of presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi, of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, held a press conference at dawn Tuesday to announce his victory in the presidential race.
According to the campaign, Morsi garnered 52% of the votes, while his competitor Ahmed Shafiq got 48%.
MB members started to chant and celebrate the win.
Speaker of the dissolved People’s Assembly Saad el-Katatni along with FJP leaders and Salafist clerics were present at the campaign HQ to celebrate the news.
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Page: 6
Author: Ghada Mohamed el-Sherif, Hamdi Dabsh, Osama el-Mahdi and Sherif el-Dawakhli
MB to Partake in Today’s Protests
The Muslim Brotherhood group announced its participation in the planned million-people protests to be held Tuesday to reject the complementary constitutional declaration.
In a statement, the group said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was behind a decision to usurp the legislative power and appoint a Constituent Assembly to write down a constitution that suits it.
The complementary constitutional declaration is tantamount to a military coup on the constitutional and revolutionary legitimacy, said the group.
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Page: 4
Author: Mohamed el-Sanhouri
HPEC Asks Candidates to Wait for Official Results
The High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) is still receiving the results of the runoff of the presidential elections from polling stations and has absolutely nothing to do with the results announced by the campaigns of the two candidates, said HPEC Chairman Counselor Farouq Sultan.
During a press conference, Sultan asked the candidates to wait for the official results to be announced by HPEC in the coming two days.
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Page: 3. Author: Mohamed Morsi.
Bagato: Indicators of Results Are Not Yet Final
Today the Presidential Elections Commission, headed by Senior Judge Farouk Soltan,
receives the appeals filed by presidential candidates on the decisions of the main polling stations in the runoff stage of presidential elections.
Secretary General of the Presidential Elections Commission Senior Judge Hatem Bagato
stated that the commission will receive the appeals filed by the two candidates and will examine them thoroughly to issue its decision on the assumed violations. He said that a decision will be issued within hours on all these appeals, after that the commission will declare the name of the candidate who has won the presidential elections.
Bagato confirmed that indicators of the elections results, declared by different media
channels, are not yet final or accurate. He called on everyone to wait until the final and conclusive results are declared by the commission.
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Page: 1 Author: Samir Ramadan
Public Prosecution Interrogates Morsi Supporters
The West Cairo Prosecution investigated three members from the campaign of presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi and decided to get an expert to check the CDs that the suspects had.
The incident started when ordinary citizens found the three suspects inciting the people on breaking into the presidential palace in case presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq wins in the elections.
The confiscated CDs had military training materials.
The suspects denied all the accusations and said they were just in front of the ballot stations by coincidence when they were arrested by the Armed Forces.
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Page: 3 Author: Mohamed Al-Ads
MB Adopts Zionist Methods
According to Al-Dostour newspaper, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) got used to practicing Zionist methods especially after the January 25 Revolution. The group started to spread rumors, manipulate the situation for their own interest and spread accusations.
In coordination with European and US media channels, the MB criticized the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the High Presidential Elections Commission and the Supreme Constitutional Court, the newspaper reported.
The MB conference in which it announced the victory of its candidate in the presidential race and ordered its members to head to the squares to celebrate is an attempt to skip and neglect the State’s institutions, it added.
It is also an attempt to threaten the HPEC to enforce it to disregard MB violations committed in the elections and reject the contests that will be filed by presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, it added.
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Page: 3 Author: Hussein Abdel-Halim and others
HPEC Secretary General Holds Conference
Counselor Hatem Begato, High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) Secretary-General said the Commission is monitoring the candidates’ expenditures on their electoral campaigns and if any violation was found, the Commission will refer it to the Public Prosecution to take legal actions.
Begato talked about some of the violations committed by presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi.
As for the Egyptian expatriates’ voting, Begato said a total of 254 votes from Pretoria in South Africa were excluded as the handwriting of the sender is the same in all the excluded votes.
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Page: 4 Author: Hussein Abdel-Halim and Nassr Abdo
Morsi Campaign Results Are Not Verified
Al-Dostour newspaper said the High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) received the votes of 25 governorates and the Commission said that all the results announced by any candidate must not be taken for granted.
Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq campaign’s lawyer said the campaign will file contests against the results of some ballot stations due to the violations that took place.
The Shafiq campaign held a press conference to highlight the following points:
The vote count has not yet been completed and Mohamed Morsi announced that he won in the elections in order to spread chaos and to question the transparency of the vote count if presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq wins.
The violations that happened during the voting process, such as buying votes and stuffing ballot papers in favor of Morsi.
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Page: 6 Author: Ahmed Gamal Al-Din amd others
Politicians Criticize US Statements
Several Egyptian politicians and judges criticized statements by US Department of State spokesman, who criticized dissolving the Parliament of Egypt.
Deputy Head of the Supreme Constitutional Court said the US statements show that international powers have their own connections with some political powers in Egypt.
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Page: 1. Author: Salah Laban.
Morsi: I Am a Servant to All Egyptians
Before the official results of the runoff were announced, the campaign of the Muslim
Brotherhood’s presidential candidate Dr. Mohamed Morsi declared that he has won elections, amid a state of hysterical joy.
Young MB members chanted slogans against SCAF and the military rule. Dr. Morsi gave
an improvised speech during the press conference his campaign held to declare the results of the runoff. He vowed to hold retrials for all those responsible for the massacres that occurred throughout the transitional period and during the January 25 revolution. He promised that the rights of the families of the martyrs and injured revolutionaries will be on top of his priorities.
Morsi also stressed that there will be no distinctions between Egyptian Muslims and
Christians and that he will work hard to unite the country. He said that he considers Al-Azhar to be equal to the Coptic Church and that he will not discriminate against any religious or political segment of the Egyptian society.
“I am a servant to all Egyptians and I shall be neutral towards all political forces in the
country,” said Morsi. The operation room of Morsi’s campaign added up the entire vote counting results
attained from the various polling stations around the country. Once the aggregated votes reached 90% of all the polling stations, showing that Morsi leads with a 1.200 million votes, they sensed that victory is near. At 3:00AM, Morsi’s campaign declared his victory after counting the votes of 97% of the polling stations across the country. The campaign declared that their candidate has won the elections with 52% of the votes, compared to 47% gained by his opponent.
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Page: 1. Author: Not mentioned.
SCAF Imposes New Challenges
At the same time the Muslim Brotherhood celebrate their unofficial victory, SCAF generals are holding one meeting after another and issuing decrees to ensure that the new president will not have powers.
SCAF has issued a decree to form a National Defense Council and published it in the
Egyptian Gazette last Thursday without anyone noticing. According to SCAF’s decree, the National Defense Council will be composed of the
President, Speaker of the People’s Assembly, the Prime Minister, Head of SCAF, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Interior, Minister of Finance, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Head of the General Intelligence, Commander of Air Defense Forces, Commander of the Navy, Head of the Military Justice Authority, secretary general of the Ministry of Defense, and Director of Military Intelligence Services and Reconnaissance.
The decree stated in Article 2 that the council cannot convene except if an absolute
majority of its members are present. The National Defense Council’s decisions are taken by an absolute majority vote.
Head of SCAF Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi issued another decree to
appoint Major General Abd Al-Mo’men Fouda as the Presidency Chief of Staff.
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Pages: 1, 9, 10, 11. Authors: Amira Ibrahim, Rana Mamdouh (and others).
SCAF Generals: President Will Have Full Powers
Egyptians now are living a state of anxiety as new developments take place with the end
of the runoff’s vote counting and the decrees and the supplemental Constitutional Declaration issued by SCAF to determine the powers of the new president.
Major Generals Mamdouh Shahin and Mohamed El-Assar, SCAF members, held a press
conference yesterday to explain the articles of the supplemental Constitutional Declaration. They stated that the new president will have full powers and reaffirmed SCAF’s commitment to hand over power by the end of the current month as scheduled.
The supplemental Constitutional Declaration provided that the new president will have
the power to form the government; namely appointing ministers and their deputies and dismissing them. He will have the power to declare war with SCAF’s approval. No legislation will be issued except after the president’s approval.
SCAF generals added articles to the Constitutional Declaration which protect their
position and guarantees their independence. Thus, the president will not have the right to interfere in the Armed Forces Affairs.
The supplemental Constitutional Declaration created a storm of anger and controversy
among political forces. Many observers described it as a “soft coup” and constitutional experts confirmed that the declaration is completely unconstitutional.
Similar news was reported in: Youm 7: Pages 1, 5.
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Pages: 1 Author: Duaa Makkawi
Ganzouri’s Government Will Resign after the Presidential Oath
Minister of local development Muhammad Atya declared that the current government would resign after the presidential oath.
The new president will assign a new government without any interference from SCAF, according to the Constitutional Declaration that was issued before yesterday.
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Pages: 3 Author: Muhammad Basal and Hatim al-Jahmi
Tatntawi Forms the National Council of Defense
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi issued a decree to form the National Council for Defense of 6 civilians and 11 military officers.
The Council will be headed by the President of State. The Ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Finance wills be members of the Council, in addition to the Speaker of the People’s Assembly and the Prime minister.
The Council cannot be held without the presence of the vast majority of its members and its decisions are not valid without the approval of the vast majority.
Ten of the members are also members of SCAF.
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Pages: 1, 6. Author: Mohamed Al-Gali, Ihsan Al-Sayed (and others).
FJP Begins Deliberations to Form Coalition Government
Sources within the Freedom and Justice Party revealed that a number of the party’s leaders began negotiations with some politicians on the distribution of ministerial portfolios. Sources explained that FJP’s leaders contacted a number of public figures and university professors, in addition to a number of representatives of revolutionary coalitions, to discuss with them the formation of the new government.
The FJP is currently examining various proposals presented by political leaders on the
methods of forming the new government after the dissolution of the parliament. Dr. Wahid Abdel Megid, coordinator of the Democratic Alliance, said he sent his
proposal for the new government’s formation to Dr. Mohamed Morsi, as soon as initial results were declared. His proposal includes various national and political forces that he believes should be in the government because of their expertise.
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Page: 1. Author: Mahmoud Saad El-Din.
Constituent Assembly Convenes in the Shoura Council
Members of the Constituent Assembly, formed by the dissolved People’s Assembly, held their first meeting yesterday, Monday, at the Shoura Council.
Speaker of the Shoura Council Dr. Ahmed Fahmi gave orders to the security of the
building to allow members of the Constituent Assembly to enter to hold their meeting. The meeting comes in response to the call made by Fahmi for members of the
Constituent Assembly to convene and start discussing the new constitution. This comes after SCAF unilaterally issued a supplemental Constitutional Declaration which necessitated that a new Constituent Assembly will be formed if the current assembly could not convene.
Sources told Youm 7 that members discussed during their first meeting ways of
ensuring the success of the Constituent Assembly and they agreed on all the procedural aspects which will be followed in the assembly’s work.
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Page: 3
Author: Not mentioned
Morsi Leads Presidential Vote
Presidential candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood group Mohamed Morsi led his competitor Ahmed Shafiq with 630,000 votes after the count of 23.8 million votes of the runoff round.
Morsi announced his victory in the presidential race, a statement that sparked anger among the campaigners of Shafiq.
The results announced by Morsi were as far from true, said Shafiq’s campaign media spokesman Ahmed Sarhan.
On the contrary, Shafiq is the winners in the race, sources at the campaign said.
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Page: 5
Author: Ahmed el-Tahawi, Bahaa el-Mahdi, Doaa Sami, Yasmin el-Tayyar, Amr Alaaeddin and Andel-Galil Mohamed
Tahrir Celebrates Morsi’s Victory
Although the official results of the Egyptian presidential elections were not announced yet, dozens of people flocked to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution that brought down the regime of Hosni Mubarak, to celebrate the victory of Mohamed Morsi in the presidential race.
The Morsi supporters celebrated in the square and chanted in joy and happiness for the victory based on the semi-final results of the vote.
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Page: 7
Author: Khadiga Afifi
Complaints against Morsi for Announcing his Victory before Final Results
The office of the public prosecutor received a number of complaints against presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi for holding a press conference to announce his victory in the elections although the vote count was not completed yet.
The public prosecutor ordered referring all the complaints to the prosecution for investigation.
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TV Coverage (18/6/2012)
Program: Al-Hayat Al-An Channel: Al-Hayat Host: Maha Bahnasy
Egyptian expatriates’ voting results will be announced in a press conference today.
Similar news was reported in Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
SCAF said they will hand over power on scheduled time. They said that the main reason behind issuing a supplemental Constitutional Declaration was the dissolution of the parliament and the expiration of the Emergency Law.
The supplemental Constitutional Declaration grants SCAF:
The Legislative Authority until electing the new parliament.
Forming the Constituent Assembly in case the current could not convene.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Akhbar Masr, Channel 1”State TV”
Program: Akher Al-Nahar, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Khaled Salah
The Presidential Elections Commission receives the results of 21 governorates, and Shafik files appeals on the decisions of several polling stations.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Akhbar Masr, Channel 1”State TV”
Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
Mohamed Morsi’s campaign announces he won the presidential elections with 52% of the votes.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Akhbar Masr, Channel 1”State TV” Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV” Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash
Program: Akher Al-Nahar, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Khaled Salah
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Program: Masr Tantakheb Al-Raees Channel: CBC Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy
Indicators reveal that Morsi is leading the polls.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Mawed Maa Al-Raees, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Doaa Gad Al-Hak Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash
Major General Mohamed Al-Asar, SCAF member, said the upcoming president will have
full powers.
Similar news was reported in Program: Mawed Maa Al-Raees, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Doaa Gad Al-Hak
The Freedom and Justice Party announces refusing the supplemental Constitutional Declaration and said they will participate in tomorrow’s demonstrations to express their rejection.
Program: 24 Hours News Channel 1”State TV”
The upcoming president will take the constitutional oath before the Supreme Constitutional Court.
News Channel 2”State TV” Time: 26:00:00
SCAF decided to form the National Defense Council.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Masr Tantakheb Al-Raees, Channel: CBC, Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy
Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
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Program: Akher Al-Nahar, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Khaled Salah
The Presidential Elections Commission is still receiving the results of the runoff.
The Presidential Elections Commission will announce the final results by Thursday at the latest.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Akhbar Masr, Channel 1”State TV”
Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
The Freedom and Justice Party announced that Mohamed Morsi is Egypt’s new president.
Similar news was reported in Program: Mawed Maa Al-Raees, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Doaa Gad Al-Hak
Egyptian expatriates’ voting results reveal that Morsi is leading the polls.
Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik’s campaign announces that Shafik is leading the polls, despite of the violations made by members of the MB.
Similar news was reported: Program: Mawed Maa Al-Raees, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Doaa Gad Al-Hak Program: Akhbar Masr, Channel 1”State TV” Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV” Program: Masr Al-Gadeda, Channel: Al-Hayat 2, Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash
Program: Akher Al-Nahar, Channel: Al-Nahar, Host: Khaled Salah
Mohamed Morsi’s supporters celebrate his victory in Tahrir Square.
Similar news was reported in Program: Masr Tantakheb Al-Raees, Channel: CBC, Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy
Senior Judge Hossam Al-Gheriany is appointed as the head of the Constituent Assembly.
Similar news was reported in: Program: Masr Tantakheb Al-Raees, Channel: CBC, Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy
Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
35% of the Constituent Assembly’s members are absent on the first session.
Similar news was reported in: Program: 24 Hours News, Channel 1”State TV”
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Program: Maweed Maa Al-Raees Channel: Al-Nahar Host: Doaa Gad Al-Hak
SCAF said there will be a new constitution and a new People’s Assembly before the end of the current year.
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Radio Coverage (18/6/2012
News Channel: Radio Masr Time: 23:00:00
SCAF decided to form the National Defense Council.
Similar news was reported in: Channel: A-Shabab w Al-Reyada, Time: 23:15:00 Channel: State Radio, Time: 23:00:00
Channel; Al-Shark Al-Awsat, Time: 25:00:00
The Presidential Elections Commission starts receiving the results of the runoff.
Similar news was reported in: Channel: A-Shabab w Al-Reyada, Time: 23:15:00 Channel: State Radio, Time: 23:00:00
Channel; Al-Shark Al-Awsat, Time: 25:00:00
Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik’s campaign announces that Shafik is leading the polls after excluding 250 thousand invalid votes.
Presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi’s campaign said they didn’t spread rumors and they have evidence that Morsi won the presidential elections.
News Channel: Al-Shabab w Al-Reyada Time: 23:15:00
Senior Judge Hossam Al-Gheriany is appointed as the head of the Constituent Assembly.
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Internet Coverage (19/6/2012)
We Are All Khaled Saeed:
Do you think the official gazette tomorrow will have new laws and rules?
The Muslim Brotherhood
Freedom and Justice Party Rejects SCAF's Coup D'état against Democracy
The great Egyptian people, who waited patiently during the last period to build the State’s democratic institutions, will not hesitate to make sacrifices for the revolution. They will continue their march, their revolution, to safeguard their sovereignty, to see their will implemented positively, and to prevent the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) from grabbing the reins of power and mounting a coup against democracy. Hence, issuing a supplement to the Constitutional Declaration is unacceptable, because it is no longer the prerogative of SCAF, especially as it is to hand over power in less than two weeks. SCAF must honor its promise and pledge to the people to relinquish executive power to the freely elected President, just as it transferred legislative authority to the democratically elected parliament. Having completed its interim task, there is no justification for SCAF to try and maintain its hold on legislative powers. Instead, SCAF must respect the will of the people and safeguard the remaining steps in the electoral process, preventing any voter fraud. It should also announce the results as counted in ballot boxes and in accordance with results signed by sorting judges. The People’s Assembly will continue its work and has legislating and oversight powers. It is easily possible to implement the Constitutional Court’s decision without dissolving Parliament. By contrast, SCAF’s decree is null and void, because SCAF does not have the power to dissolve the first democratically elected People’s Assembly in the history of modern Egypt. All Egyptian constitutions confirm sovereignty for the people alone, exercised through elected constitutional institutions. It is the duty of the people to defend and impose their Will.
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Referring matters to the people is a must in any case, because they are the makers of the revolution and they alone have the right to build the constitutional institutions and to choose their parliamentary representatives and their President. Furthermore, elected representatives of the people have carefully selected a hundred personalities for membership of the Constituent Assembly tasked with authoring the constitution for the Egyptian people, and also fifty more personalities as backup members. No authority can confiscate the right of this Assembly to accomplish its mission and do its duty. This is a moment of victory for the revolution and the will of the people. Everyone must accept this will and take part in making the future of this our beloved homeland, with the end of one phase and the beginning of another. With the end of the reign of tyranny, injustice, corruption and brutal repression, and the beginning of the era of freedom, transparency and justice. Then, a new day will dawn for our Egypt, propelling it to its deserved leadership position and its important leading role, and achieve for its people prosperity, dignity and social justice. The FJP will take part in all popular events against the constitutional coup and the dissolution of Parliament, starting on Tuesday June, 19 2012. Freedom and Justice Party
Morsi, Egypt's President-Elect, Victory Statement
Dr. Mohamed Morsi’s presidential campaign, announced at dawn, Monday June 18, 2012, that he won the runoff to become President-Elect of the Arab Republic of c. According to results received from our representatives and from count records of all polling sites, signed by presiding judges, the results indicated 13,237,000 votes (thirteen million, two hundred and thirty-seven thousand votes) i.e. 52% for Dr. Morsi. His rival, General Ahmed Shafiq won 12,338,973 votes (twelve million, three hundred and thirty-eight thousand nine-hundred and seventy-three votes) i.e. 48%. and that of the total number of valid votes of 25,575,973 (twenty five million five hundred and seventy-five thousand nine hundred seventy-three votes). On this auspicious occasion, President Mohamed Morsi’s Campaign pays special tribute to the martyrs of the January 25 revolution, and to the victims of the revolution, men and women, young and old. Dr. Morsi pledges to the Egyptian people to be servant of all and to stand at the same distance from all Egyptians, Muslims and Christians, those who gave him their votes and
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those who did not. After a press conference, at dawn, Dr. Morsi left the campaign headquarters and headed to Tahrir Square, the Egyptian symbol of the revolution, as soon as he finished a brief address carried by various Egyptian, Arab and international media outlets.
Twitter @AsmaaMahfouz
What does it mean that Morsi cannot stay at the presidential palace? Is it parade ever going to end? If this is true, then Morsi and his supporters should enter the presidential palace by force!
Can’t we just press “pause” for few days to comprehend all these decrees and articles of the supplemental Constitutional Declaration issued by SCAF?
I wish I live long enough to see SCAF generals getting executed for all the crimes they committed.
@Ghonim
“An interesting perspective on Egypt by @Sandmonkey:http://bit.ly/M1lcAC “
The Non-supplemental Constitutional Declaration.
Political opposition is very different from non-stop rejection. Political opposition is a competitive political action which differs from the dominating political force for various reasons.
@Arabist
“Freedom and Justice Party Rejects SCAF's Coup D'état against Democracy - Ikhwanweb: http://bit.ly/KhcSr4 “
“People overthink this conspiracy stuff.”
“The Troubled Revolutionary Path in Egypt: A Return to the Basics:http://bit.ly/MMqI5J Hamalawy.”
“New on Arabist: No matter which way you look at it, trouble aheadhttp://bit.ly/MAWh57”
“Some say Morsi was SCAF's secret candidate. Others worried Shafiq is SCAF's candidate. But SCAF's candidate is SCAF.”
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“New on Arabist: SCAF to Egypt: Relax http://arb.st/LVAi8w “
“People are rushing to assume its Morsi, but there are more than enough votes still in play for that to change. Not to mention shenanigans.”
“New on Arabist: President Morsi? http://bit.ly/LwwWIq “
@AalamWassef
“And of course Puppy Face Morsi is the biggest smokescreen of all. Best to address the brain of this rotten mob, El Morshed #fuckMorshed ”
“I decided to no longer use the words Muslim Brotherhood & simply talk about El Morshed. Enough smokescreens. FuckMorshed #FuckFascists ”
“MB uses democracy as a runway to power. Democracy is intrinsically in total contradiction with the Brotherhood suprematist ideology”
“Morshed will play "We defend the people's choices" > no dissolution of parliament, denounce Const Decl which as "anti-revolution".”
“HA HA HA! MB is saying "we all have to stick together against SCAF". This is coming from the PIGS that defended SCAF in Mohamed Mahmoud.”
“Egypt's 3 revolutions: against the Police State (2011), against Military State (2012), against a Religious State (2012-?). In Jan we trust.”
“If you think El Morshed or El Shatter will embody a fraction of Jan25 's aspiration or an atom of democracy... Look-up MB in the dictionary”
“After SCAF's coup on the revolution, MB 's Supreme Guide is gathering all revolutionary forces for a Coup d'Etat on democracy. Join him now.”
“In such a confusing situation I suggest we all keep our eye on the ball. The ball, since Jan25 , is to end oppression. Any oppression. NoMB ”
“Came up with plan: we pull out from MB/SCAF confrontation. MB wins, Jihadi style, & imposes islamic state. Then we kick them out, 7a7a style”
“US declaration abt cutting aid to SCAF is a pile of crap... I hope no one is buying this story. US are happily married with SCAF since Sadat.”
“Weeks ago I tweeted that, to garner pop support, SCAF wld resort to a "crisis with Israel". Read abt BS warning from US http://wapo.st/KO7RYG “
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@Iyad_ElBaghdadi
“It just dawned on me that "Islamist" too many is a crazy undifferentiated soup of Salafi, MB, Jihadi, Alqaeda, Tahriri, Takfiri, Islahi...”
“I guess many people do not realize just how wide the "Islamist" spectrum is. Or have any clue about it past stereotypes.”
@Gsquare86
A joint statement: Reject the supplemental Constitutional Declaration.
“By default any president will face mass street discontent for not achieving anything especially w the new rules”
“SCAF cannot erase the last year and half from our memory ...their hands are full of blood”
“Deteriorating MB standing is always good for the revolution and makes our fight direct with SCAF”
“Either way Ikhwan lose, and either way SCAF wins but the game is not over for the people yet and definitely not over for the revolution”
“This benefits both the revolution and SCAF RT @ehab_auc:@Gsquare86 to simply take MB totally out of the equation :) Wait and see :)”
“Why would SCAF let Morsi win if they had an opportunity for Shafiq to be their favorite/obvious puppet?”
“I am tripping over the fact that SCAF is not as much as in control to make Shafiq win like I thought...now we fight SCAF &MB together 1 stone”
@WaelAbbas
Reda Abd Al-Aziz, a young man who lost his eyesight in the Mohamed Mahmoud St. Battle, was beaten up yesterday for chanting against Morsi!!
The Muslim Brotherhood members have beaten a blind young man!!
I cannot understand how anyone with a brain can actually believe the claims of the Muslim Brotherhood that Morsi has won the elections!
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Publication overview
Al-Ahram: Egyptian state-run official daily newspaper
Founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya (English: The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government.
Al-Akhbar: Egyptian state-owned semi-official daily newspaper
It was founded in May 1952 as a part of Akhbar El Yom.
Al-Gomhoria: Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper
An influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. It was established in 1954.
Al-Shorouk: Egyptian daily independent newspaper
Are a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt [1] and several other Arabic nations It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport.
Al-Masry al-Yom: Independent daily newspaper
On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though
Tahrir: Daily independent newspaper
Dostor: Daily independent newspaper
Yom 7: Daily independent newspaper
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Table of Content: Newspapers ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3-25
Al Ahram Newspaper The Presidential Race……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Al masry al youm Newspaper
Israeli Tanks Violate “Forbidden” Zone on Egypt Borders………………………………………………………………….4 Eve of Vote Count in Presidential Candidates Campaigns………………………………………………………………..5 Shafiq Campaign Announces Him Victorious……………………………………………………………………………….6 Morsi Announces Victory at Dawn……………………………………………………………………………………………..7 MB to Partake in Today’s Protests………………………………………………………………………………………………..8 HPEC Asks Candidates to Wait for Official Results…………………………………………………………………………..9
AL Gomhoria newspaper Bagato: Indicators of Results Are Not Yet Final ………………………………………………………………………………10
Al dostour Newspaper Public Prosecution Interrogates Morsi Supporters………………………………………………………………………….11 MB Adopts Zionist Methods…………………………………………………………………………………………………….12 HPEC Secretary General Holds Conference………………………………………………………………………………..13 Morsi Campaign Results Are Not Verified…………………………………………………………………………………….14 Politicians Criticize US Statements…………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Al Tahrir Newspaper… Morsi: I Am a Servant to All Egyptians …………….………………………………………………………………………….16 SCAF Imposes New Challenges ………………………………………………………………………………………………17 SCAF Generals: President Will Have Full Powers…………………………………………………………………………….18
Al Sherouk Newspaper.. Ganzouri’s Government Will Resign after the Presidential Oath…………………………………………………………..19 Tatntawi Forms the National Council of Defense……………….…………………………………………………………….20
Al youm al 7 newspaper FJP Begins Deliberations to Form Coalition Government…………...……………………………………………………….21 Constituent Assembly Convenes in the Shoura Council……………………………………………………………………22
Al Akhbar Newspaper Morsi Leads Presidential Vote…………………………………………………………………………………………………23 Tahrir Celebrates Morsi’s Victory………………………………………………………………………………………………24 Complaints against Morsi for Announcing his Victory before Final Results……………………………………………..25
TV Coverage…………………………………………………………..………...……...………...….………..…26-29
Al-Hayat …………………………………………………………………………………………….………………...…………..26 CBC ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………27 Channel 1………………………………………………………………………………….…………….….……….……….….…27 Channel 2………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..………27-28 Al nahar …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….29
Radio Coverage…………………………………………………………………..………..……….…………….…..………..30 Radio Masr …………………………………………….……………………………………………….…………………………30 Al-shabab wi al ryada…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….30
Internet coverage……………………………………………………………………….……......……….…....……..…… 31-35 Facebook……………………………………………………………….…………………………………...…….……………..31 Muslim brotherhood.................................................................................................................................................................31-33 Twitter…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……33-35
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